allodium

[ə lō′dē əm]

noun

Law land owned independently, free of any superior claim, and without any rent, payment in service, etc.; a freehold estate

Origin of allodium

Medieval Latin ; from Frankish an unverified form alod, full and free possession ; from all, all + an unverified form ōd, akin to Old English ead, wealth ; from Indo-European an unverified form audh- ; from base an unverified form (a)wē-, to weave from source weed